Around Haspres

Set off on a bucolic walk from Haspres, where the paths open onto green meadows and hedgerows. You will soon cross Verchain-Maugré, with its stone farms and old ivy-covered walls, before reaching Monchaux-sur-Écaillon, where the stream flows peacefully along the banks.

Every moment of this loop invites you to slow down: birdsong, the scent of wild flowers and the glimpse of a chapel in the countryside punctuate your progress. Don't forget your water bottle and camera to capture these authentic landscapes and prolong the pleasure beyond this getaway.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 15.14 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 35 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 81 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 73 m

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    Highest point: 81 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 34 m

Description of the walk

Park in the car park next to the town hall and church.

(S/E) With your back to the town hall, take Rue Jean Jaurès on the right, cross La Selle, continue along Place Gabriel Peri, then turn right onto Rue Jules Boucly, ignoring the street on the right and the two on the left.

(1) At the junction with Rue Jules Guesde, turn left. Ignore the street on the left and the path on the right. At the fork in Chemin du Quesnoy, turn right, leaving the other branch behind.

(2) At the Chemin de la Planche crossroads, continue straight ahead on Chemin du Quesnoy. At the junction with Chemin de Bouchain-au-Quesnoy, turn right. Then, at the intersection with Rue de Saulzoir (Verchain-Maugré), turn left and pass in front of the cemetery.

(3) At the fork in Rue de Saulzoir, stay on the main road. At the junction with Rue du Jonquois, turn right. Then turn right onto Rue de Monchaux, then immediately left onto Rue de l'Église.

(4) At the crossroads with Rue de l’École des Filles, continue straight ahead on Rue de l’Église. Cross the Écaillon, then follow Rue à Cailloux until you reach the junction with Rue du Calvaire.

(5) At this fork, turn left onto Rue du Calvaire. At Sentier du Gard, continue straight ahead, then at the crossroads with Chemin de Verchain in Valenciennes, go straight ahead onto Chemin de Sommaing.

(6) At the intersection with Chemin de Sommaing, turn right. At Sentier de Lobeau, turn left towards Monchaux-sur-Écaillon. At Rue d'en Haut, turn right, then take the next left onto Rue de l'Église.

(7) At Rue de Valenciennes, turn left. In the bend, turn right onto Rue du Pont, cross Écaillon and do not take the street on the left or the two streets on the right.

(8) At the roundabout on Rue de Verchain, take the first left. Stay on the D40A, at the side of the road, and pass under the power line.

(9) Then turn right onto the path. At the junction with the cross path (Le Marais), turn left.

(10) At the Chemin des Saules junction, turn right. At the Chemin du Quesnoy fork, turn right. At the Rue de Valenciennes (Haspres) fork, turn left, ignoring the other branch.

(11) At Rue de Thiant, turn right, then left onto Rue du 8 Mai 1945. At the crossroads with Rue Lodieu, continue straight ahead. At the intersection with Rue Vaillant-Couturier, turn right, then immediately left onto Rue Léon Gambetta.

(12) At the junction with Rue Jules Ferry, continue straight ahead, cross the Pont Neuf bridge, then take the path on the right towards the iron footbridge. Turn left onto Rue de la Fontaine, then left onto Place de la Liberté and follow it to the car park. (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 42 m - Town hall: Rue Jean Jaurès. - Église Saint-Hugues et Saint-Achaire (Haspres)
  2. 1 : km 0.63 - alt. 46 m - Rue Jules Guesde.
  3. 2 : km 3.64 - alt. 71 m - Chemin de la Planche.
  4. 3 : km 4.85 - alt. 50 m - Rue de Saulzoir.
  5. 4 : km 5.28 - alt. 43 m - Rue de l'Ecole des Filles. - Église Saints-Pierre-et-Paul (Verchain-Maugré)
  6. 5 : km 5.99 - alt. 47 m - Rue du Calvaire. - Ecaillon (rivière)
  7. 6 : km 8 - alt. 49 m - Chemin de Sommaing.
  8. 7 : km 9.03 - alt. 35 m - Rue de Valenciennes.
  9. 8 : km 9.62 - alt. 38 m - Rue de Verchain.
  10. 9 : km 10.53 - alt. 38 m - Crossing path.
  11. 10 : km 12.49 - alt. 74 m - Chemin des Saules.
  12. 11 : km 14.23 - alt. 46 m - Rue de Thiant.
  13. 12 : km 14.6 - alt. 43 m - Rue Jules Ferry. - Escaut (fleuve)
  14. S/E : km 15.14 - alt. 42 m - Town hall: Rue Jean Jaurès. - Selle (rivière)

Notes

The route is not difficult but is not signposted. The terrain is earth, grass, cobblestones, pebbles and tarmac. Wear suitable footwear.

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